Political and Diplomatic History Info

About 1/3 of the content on the AP Exam will cover information from this theme. This theme covers:

The rise and functioning of the modern state in its various forms
Relations between Europe and other parts of the world: colonialism, imperialism, decolonization, and global interdependence
The evolution of political elites and the development of political parties, ideologies, and other forms of mass politics
The extension and limitation of rights and liberties (personal, civic, economic, and political); majority and minority political persecutions
The growth and changing forms of nationalism
Forms of political protest, reform, and revolution
Relationship between domestic and foreign policies
Efforts to restrain conflict: treaties, balance-of-power diplomacy, and international organizations
War and civil conflict: origins, developments, technology, and their consequences